"Atom Bomb" has been part of the setlist almost every night since its debut last May and now it’s time for it to come to your ears (and eyes). "Post-Punk, Pre-Folk, Fuck Off" is an easy acoustic song about a very stupid guy.

Ghost Ornithology is the second collaborative release as TEXTBEAK and TNDROND and is a follow up to 2012's The Spirit of Opposition (on I had An Accident Records). TNDROND is an acronym for the cult-like organization The New Deal Representatives of Northern Disco, which is an umbrella for Textbeak's musical collaborators including members of the 1954 crew and his band Bath. The name is a reference to the crew's usage of cold beats and atmospheres which are quite evident on this esoteric release that swims in icy waters between bass grooves and haunted skies. The title Ghost Ornithology is a nod to the arcane witch house warlock The Ceremonial Dagger and his Ghost Triangulations series of releases.

Ghost Ornithology opens with an unheard live in-studio one-take recording of "Watching Birds Fall" featuring deceased 1954 and Bath member Jason Adams (aka Agate) on synthesizers and Textbeak on vox. It also features two tracks from Voctave (aka Rob Ngy) in his cerebral funk style and three remixes of the Bath classic "The Folded Grin" (featuring Bath members Christie Elizabeth and Textbeak on vocals) by The Ceremonial Dagger (Black Bvs Records), Textbeak, and Voctave. Also included on this release is two versions of Textbeak's "Iris" including a chaotic glitch jazz edit by Andréas Marchal (of Vaatican Records France) in his Peter Percept guise.

For the second year in a row, we’re organising talks and worshops along with our concerts. This "Futurism Meeting" as we call it, will take place in Toulouse, at the same venue as the concerts, a public park right in the center of the city, on June 28 & 29.

Who can answer this call for proposals?

This is an open call! Everyone can answer: musicians, hackers, developpers, students, journalists, advised listeners ...

Is there a theme?

Yes, there are actually three:

1) DIY : shared music and knowledge The art of Doing It Yourself is in the reappropriation and enhancement of existing tools and software for exploring your creativity. You have developped or customized (hacked, in a positive sense) some software, tinkered around patches, programming languages, virtual or physical instruments, or are experimenting with original solutions with existing tools, and you want to show other people how you achieved that. You want to share your know-how of that of your company, in an interactive way that encourages exchange and with between hobbyists or curious minds.

2) Beyond passion, a real project Get your name out there, make your music live and maybe make a living out of it, is a long dark road that deserves to be given some clarity. Nowadays musicians have an extensive amount of digital tools, often collaborative, for the creation, spreading and promoting of their music. But which ones should one use? What is their efficiency? How to find the right tools for progressing? What traps should be avoided? Whether you had a happy or unfortunate experience, have just invented one of those tools, are about to launch a startup on the topic, are experienced enough to explain on how to use them, or can introduce us to who is who and other tips and tricks, there is a lot to say and be shared! Feedback on experiences, presentation of tools for accompanying musicians, legal aspects of musical business or artistic direction, the musical industry involves a wide array of actors who we wish to introduce and confront to their public.

3) Beyond music, a rich cultural background Music is not merely air moving, it can’t be reduced to its basic physical expression. It necessarily involves images and values that défine an aesthetic and social context that goes beyond just the music. It then appears important to be able to observe and dissect pop culture in order to demonstrate that it is intfinitely more than entertainment industry, and a decisive part of today’s society. Whether you are a researcher, a writer or simply an enlightened amateur convinced of the evocative power of your favorite aesthetics, we are inviting you to a debate around the visual aesthetics, generational conflicts, fashion trends, or language transformations associated with music.

What’s the deadline?

Submission deadline: April 21th 2014. Your proposal will be reviewed through a "perfection game". You may modify your proposal until April 30th. Papers will be selected at the latest on May 15th

What are the conditions?

You won’t be paid as the principle of those meetings is to share knowledges between peers. But we’ll cover your transport and accomodation costs.